"Zhu Ji, why didn't you tell us that your brother, the head of the case, was invited here? Why are you hiding him?"

Seeing Shen Yichen appear, Uncle Xiangcheng's son Li Lian first teased him.

Even the relatives are not monolithic. For example, the relationship between him and Zhu Ji is on the same level. Basically, as long as he can seize the opportunity, he will always have a yin and yang.

"None of your business."

Zhu Ji replied coldly, with an ugly expression on his face. He didn't know that Shen Yichen would come to participate, and theoretically, Shen Yichen was not qualified to participate.

That day, Taining Marquis Chen Ying's favoritism was still vivid in his mind. Today, Chen Qingtong was present and Shen Yichen appeared accurately. Zhu Ji found it hard to believe that this was a coincidence.

Could it be that this servant who gave birth to a son really had the ambition to join the family tree and win a title?

"Your Chengguo Palace has a flourishing literary style. Now that the head of the case appears, he is hiding it. Are you afraid that others will discover something fishy?"

Li Lian seized the opportunity and had no intention of letting Zhu Ji go. Rumors of imperial examination fraud in Chengguo's private school were now known throughout the city.

No one else dared to point it out in front of Zhu Ji at today's gathering, but I, Li Lian, am not afraid of this guy. Those Zhu family clan members who were specially selected are basically Zhu Ji's followers, and they can do anything with me. Been there several times.

It would be better if they were found guilty of cheating in the imperial examination, and then all of them would be beheaded to see what Zhu Ji would do to be arrogant in front of him in the future.

"Li Lian, can you bear the consequences of slandering the Chengguo government?"

"Slander? What did I say? Is the flourishing literary style of Duke Chengguo considered a slander?"

In the eyes of others, this kind of threat may make them afraid to speak. And Li Lian is also a noble relative. Although his father's title is not as good as that of Cheng Guogong, but with the real power of the Nanjing garrison, at least in the territory of Southern Zhili, he is not Zhu Ji is empty.

Scare me? No way!

It has to be said that the dandy boy is very stubborn, and most people would really not dare to offend the second son of Cheng Guogong, who is at the height of his power.

Seeing the looks in other people's eyes and being attracted by Li Lian's words, Zhu Ji gritted his teeth and swallowed hard.

In this situation, if you argue about the imperial examination fraud in Chengguogongfu, no matter you win or lose, you will be the ultimate loser. And no matter how much you hate Shen Yichen, you can't remove him alone. Chengguogongfu can only grit your teeth and acquiesce. .

The kind of helplessness that Shen Yichen felt in the past of "both gain and lose", now Zhu Ji feels the same way...

"Donghai, did you lose to him in the dispute over the case?"

Wei Zhuo, the head of the Hangzhou Prefecture, asked. He and Xu Donghai were classmates at Zhaowen Academy, but they had different medical backgrounds, so they had never met Shen Yichen.

"Lost? I didn't lose to him!"

Xu Donghai's face was full of dissatisfaction at the moment. If he said this before the government examination, he might hear it as an excuse that he could not afford to lose.

But things are different now. It is almost universally acknowledged by the scholars that there is something wrong with Chengguo Gongfu's private school, so Shen Yichen is naturally the most suspect.

He was just a deceiver who cheated to get the head of the case. How did he lose to him?

Regarding Xu Donghai's words, Wei Zhuo just smiled and said nothing. As a classmate, he knew that Xu Donghai had a rather arrogant personality, and it was difficult for him to admit that he was inferior to others.

Of course, judging from the current situation, there is indeed doubt as to whether Shen Yichen, the leader of the case, really relied on knowledge.

Shen Yichen slowly walked into the garden, feeling the strange looks from others, which made him feel quite uncomfortable. But at this moment, a white and fat figure rushed in front of him, like a savior. Relieved his embarrassment.

"Brother, why are you here?"

This fat and white figure was none other than Zhang Qi, the fat and white man from the outer courtyard school. Shen Yichen really didn't expect to see him in a place like this.

"I came here at the invitation of Mr. Yin Li of Tianfu. How about you?"

"I, hehe."

When Zhang Qi asked Shen Yichen, he gave up his head in embarrassment.

"Isn't it possible that your kid just snuck in?"

"Of course not. My father is actually Zhang Fu, the former commander of the capital's military governor's office."

Are they all commanding Zhang Fu?

Shen Yichen searched for this name in his mind, and suddenly remembered that in the news about the success of Duke Cheng Guo from the capital at the beginning of the year, this Zhang Fu followed Zhu Yong out of the fortress to Zhanmao Mountain, and he was promoted to command Qianshi because of his merit.

And this Zhang Fu also has a very famous brother, he is the British Duke Zhang Fu!

So, Zhang Qi is the nephew of the British Duke Zhang Fu. With such an identity, he still works as a younger brother in a school outside the courtyard?

"Okay, you kid is really secretive."

Shen Yichen patted Zhang Qi on the shoulder. Nowadays, he has seen many relatives and relatives. The identity of a Duke's nephew can no longer cause too much emotional disturbance.

"Brother, how can I hide everything from you when I know everything? You're welcome."

Zhang Qi still acted like a flatterer, which made Shen Yichen speechless. No wonder he liked being his little brother so much.

But having said that, with the appearance of an acquaintance like Zhang Qi, at least Shen Yichen felt a lot more at ease. At least she had someone she could talk to.

In the Jingmiao Hall, Wei Guogong Xu Xianzong saw that the scholars in the courtyard had almost gathered together, so he said: "There are many young men and scholars here today, many of whom are handsome and talented. I don't know who can choose a good son-in-law." "

After that, Wei Guogong turned his attention to Chen Ying, the Marquis of Taining. His only daughter Chen Qingtong was the pearl of today's flower viewing party. I don't know how many young talents belong to her. Naturally, I have to listen to Chen Ying. opinions.

Hearing what Duke Wei said, Taining Marquis Chen Ying smiled, and he naturally understood that he was talking about himself.

But seriously speaking, at today's flower viewing party, Chen Ying didn't have much intention of picking a son-in-law. Because among the young men and scholars present, there was almost no one whose status was high enough to match that of his only daughter.

After being unable to ascend to the title of nobility, in the end, he is just an ordinary rich man.

If he didn't want to help his daughter open up her heart and meet more outstanding young people, Chen Ying would not let Chen Qingtong attend a gathering like this.

Seeing that Taining Marquis Chen Ying was silent, Wei Guogong understood how much he valued his only daughter, so he turned his attention to Cheng'an Marquis Guo Sheng. His legitimate daughter Guo Yongxin also came to attend today.

Guo Sheng is currently childless, and his original status was the same as that of Chen Ying, Marquis of Taining. However, in the fifth year of Xuande, Guo Sheng was dismissed and imprisoned.

Later, although his title was restored, his salary and salary were lowered, resulting in the status of the nobles being much worse than before.

"Wei Guogong, it depends on the talents and learning of the gentlemen and scholars."

"What Marquis Cheng'an said is true. Why don't we let the young talents present here dance and write, and you can come and appreciate their literary talent?"

"So good."

Guo Sheng nodded in agreement. Today's party will not only allow the ladies of your family to see each other's appearance with their own eyes, but also test their knowledge.

Otherwise, it will be just an embroidered pillow, and it will not catch the eyes of these distinguished ministers.

Following Wei Guogong's order, the servants who were already waiting, armed with pens, inks, paper, inkstones and chopping boards, filed into the crowd. Anyone who felt inspired could directly splash ink without any delay.

In addition, a public notice board was erected between Jingmiao Hall and Fan Pavilion. Talented and confident literati can post their works directly on the public notice board after completion, so that everyone can judge the quality!

Faced with this mode of public judgment, some of the gentlemen and scholars present were eager to give it a try, while some looked not very good-looking. After all, the literati looked down upon each other, and if they were not strong enough to show off, what they would get would not be praise, but embarrassment.

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"Zhu Ji, your Chengguo government is full of talents. Why don't you compose a poem?"

"Li Lian, since you are so active, why don't you give it a try?"

"Zhu Ji, are you afraid?"

"Li Lian, you go ahead."

Zhu Ji and Li Lian started arguing again, but after all, they had a tacit understanding and no one took action.

I know very well how much I know. If I don’t write, I won’t be in the limelight. If I don’t write well, it will be a shame.

Some people are afraid, and others are impatient. If their literary talent can be appreciated by the ministers and nobles present, or the ladies of the noble family in the fan pavilion, then they may be able to become a son-in-law by riding a dragon.

Soon, a scribe in the crowd wrote a poem and posted it on the bulletin board. His courage attracted everyone's applause.

Once someone takes the lead, there will be a second one and a third one. Soon the bulletin board will be filled with the works of today’s young masters and literati. There are some excellent works among them, and they have also been praised by the distinguished ministers in Jingmiao Hall.

praise.

The work was praised to the point that the scholars could not help but express joy on their faces. After bowing their hands to express their thanks, they all deliberately leaned closer to the fan pavilion, hoping that the noble ladies in the gauze could see their own faces clearly.

appearance.

"Brother, aren't you going to show off your skills?"

When Zhang Qi saw other people creating enthusiastically, Shen Yichen remained unmoved and couldn't help but ask.

"Have you ever seen the ultimate boss appear right at the beginning?"

"Ultimate what?"

Hearing Shen Yichen utter such incomprehensible words, Zhang Qi had no idea what he was talking about.

"I just want you to take your time and be patient when doing big things. Do you understand?"

"As expected of the boss, he is really wise and powerful, with extraordinary strategies. If you don't take action, it will definitely shock everyone. The key is to be unexpected!"

Faced with Zhang Qi's overwhelming praise, Shen Yichen was dumbfounded.

I thought that when I said these words, there was already some pretentiousness. Now that I saw Zhang Qi, I realized that I was still too young...

While Shen Yichen remained calm, Li Min, the Yingtian Prefecture in the Jingmiao Hall, was already impatient. He frequently turned his head to look at the bulletin board, wanting to see if Shen Yichen had any masterpiece that could surpass the rest.

As a result, Shen Yichen didn't show up for a long time, which made him feel uneasy. Could it be that this kid couldn't write it?

If you can't write this today, or if you write a poor composition, the impact will be worse than if you didn't participate. It will almost confirm that the person in charge of the case is also suspected of fraud. Then what you are doing is simply shooting yourself in the foot.

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Seeing Li Min looking a little restless, Wei Guogong felt a little curious, so he asked: "Master Li, have you taken a fancy to that masterpiece?"

Xu Xianzong's words interrupted Li Min's anxiety, and he hurriedly handed over his hands and replied: "Back to Wei Guogong, there are indeed some good poems written by him."

"Oh, Mr. Li, you also served as the chief examiner of the government examination before. Why don't you comment on some songs?"

"The works of Wei Zhuo, the head of the Hangzhou Prefecture, Xu Donghai, a boy in Yingtian Prefecture, and Zhang Zhong, a British prince, can all be called masterpieces."

"Then Mr. Li, who do you think is the best?"

Faced with this inquiry, Li Min hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and replied: "Back to Wei Guogong, the work of the best candidate in Xiaguan's mind has not been submitted yet."

Li Min's words aroused the curiosity of all the ministers and ministers at the table. Who could be so worthy of Tianfu Yin's attention that his poems and poems were recognized as the best before they were even written?

"I wonder who Mr. Li is talking about?"
Chapter completed!